Basic £25k plus bonus
Hybrid role (office/wfh)
An exciting opportunity for an ambitious conference producer to join a B2B media company in the City of London and work across a portfolio of award-winning events.
This is a great opportunity for a degree level graduate (or equivalent) with a 2.1 or 1st to join an award-winning conference business as a trainee conference producer.
What does a conference producer do?
* In-depth research – feasibility of potential conference topics
* Relating these to objectives
* Identifying high-quality speakers
* Write the conference programme
* Attend own conferences – will involve international travel
You will work closely with other team members – marketing, logistics, and sales – to ensure the event's overall success. The number of attendees at their content-led events range from 60 to 300. Types of events include conferences, breakfast briefings, roundtables, training seminars and webinars. Currently, all events are virtual, and but my client expects to go back to organizing in-person events soon.
Skills required:
* Comfortable being on the phone – this role requires a lot of telephone research
* Ability to research a new topic and get to grips with audience needs quickly
* Driven to exceed targets – comfortable working under pressure and to deadlines
* Proactive, self-motivated, organized, independent and a problem solver
* Commercial acumen and interest in finding new niches and opportunities
* Adaptable to different situations and is a collaborative team player
* Excellent interpersonal communication skills
* Comfortable with learning new technology and virtual event platforms
* Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally if necessary
* Degree's of particular interest: History, International Relations, Business, Economics and Geography.
Please, note that if you don't hear from us within 7 days, this means your application has not been successful
